Professional Biography

Maurice Quinlan, Director of the EAP Institute is a competent person as required by Section 18(1) of The Irish Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. He has the knowledge, skills and experience to develop policies and training on Employee Support Therapy (EST) for workplace mental health, workplace drugs and alcohol), psychological and psychosocial risks and overwork and burnout.

Knowledge

Maurice Quinlan’s knowledge of Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) developed when he worked with an Irish semi-state company.  Following a short period studying EAPs in the U.S., he introduced the Occupational Alcoholism Programme (OAP) concept to Europe and hosted the first seminar on this topic in the Clarence Hotel, Dublin in September 1980. He developed the first external EAP programme in 1985 in Smithwick’s Brewery Kilkenny, Ireland

Skills

Maurice holds a Diploma in Social Science from University College Cork and is a fully accredited member of the Employee Assistance Professional Association (EAPA) Irish Branch and is an associate member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). He also holds membership in the European Workplace Drug Testing Society (EWDTS) and is a professional member of the Employee Assistance European Forum (EAEF).

Experience

The Institute has provided training in Scotland, London, Switzerland, Italy and Greece. The Institute also acted as consultants to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on the prevention and assistance training on alcohol and drug problems for the countries of India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the Philippines. The EAP Institute offers high value blended online learning and in-company training. In 1988 he commenced a partnership with Don Jorgensen PhD from Tucson Arizona to design the IOSH recommended structured approach to mental Ill health.

Maurice Quinlan

Director

EAP Institute

143 Barrack Street

Waterford, Ireland

Tel: +353 51 855 733

Contact Details:  maurice@eapinstitute.com